Preventing Disease #1Online version Read the scenario and then answer the questions to discover what you now know about preventing the spread of disease in salons and spas. by Rosalind Carter 1 Adam is a new employee at the Spiral Curl Salon. Adam will begin as an assistant and, once he is licensed, he will graduate to a junior stylist. On his first day of work, his salon mentor, Mary, takes him on a tour of the salon, pointing out the various areas that will be his responsibility as they walk through the salon. Adam will have many duties; the most important of these will be to help keep the salon cleaned, disinfected, and safe for both the clients and the stylists. Mary explains to Adam that ___, a federal agency, regulates and enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace. a the FDA b the CDC c OSHA d the EPA 2 Adam asks, what is specifically addressed in these standards? a issues relating to the handling, mixing, storing, and disposing of products used in cosmetology services. b general information on the ingredients contained in the products used in cosmetology services. c issues relating to the lack of infection control practices in a salon workplace. d issues relating to the manufacturing of products used in cosmetology services. 3 Adam sees a binder on the counter in the salon dispensary labeled "SDS" that contains forms with pictograms and 16 categories of information about products used in the salon. Mary ex-plains that SDSs are: a Salon Data Sheets b Salon Disposal Standards c Safety Data Sheets d Safety Detail Sheets 4 Mary further explains that Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) contain information on: a first aid measures b product safety c both of the above d neither of the above 5 Adam asks Mary where SDS come from. She responds that they come from: a product manufacturers who provide them for free b cosmetology textbooks c distributor sales consultants who provide them for free when a certain dollar amount of product is purchased d workbooks that can be purchased on the Internet 6 Mary tells Adam that if a state inspector comes into the salon, he or she will look for a ___, which verifies that all of the salon employees have read the information on the SDS. a license from the city with an expiration date b sign-off sheet with employee signatures c certificate of acknowledgement from the product's -manufacturer d certificate of completion with a completion date 7 Adam reads the label on the disinfectants in the salon dispensary and is reminded that, in case someone is accidentally cut and blood is present, a ___ must be used to clean the styling station and tools. a medical disinfectant b disease-killing disinfectant c hospital disinfectant d OSHA-registered disinfectant 8 Mary explains to Adam the daily cleaning and disinfecting procedure the salon uses and that most of the pathogens of concern in the salon are adequately destroyed by using a(n) disinfectant. a fungicidal b EPA-registered c tuberculocidal d nonporous 9 Adam is reminded that there are two types of disinfectant products and that they: a are effective for cleaning blood and body fluids and are proven to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis. b create a sweet smell in the salon, masking unpleasant service odors. c are effective for cleaning blood and body fluids but are not proven to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis. d create a cleanliness barrier so that no new germs can grow. Feedback 1 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created as part of the U.S. Department of Labor to regulate and enforce safety and health standards in order to protect employees in the workplace. Regulating employee exposure to potentially toxic substances and informing employees about the possible hazards of materials used in the workplace are key points of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. 2 OSHA standards address issues relating to the handling, mixing, storing, and disposing of products; general safety in the workplace; and your right to know about any potentially hazardous ingredients contained in the products you use, and how to avoid these hazards. 3 Both federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for all products used and sold in salons and spas. 4 The SDS contains information compiled by the manufacturer about product safety, including the names of hazardous ingredients, safe handling and use procedures, precautions to reduce the risk of accidental harm or overexposure, and flammability warnings. The SDS also provides useful disposal guide-lines and first aid measures. 5 ederal and state laws require salons to obtain SDS from the product manufacturers and/or distributors for each professional product that is used. SDS often can be downloaded from the product manufacturer's or the distributor's website. Not having SDS available poses a health risk to anyone exposed to hazardous materials and violates federal and state regulations. 6 All employees must read the information included on each SDS and verify that they have read it by adding their signatures to a sign-off sheet for the product. These sign-off sheets must be available to state and federal inspectors upon request. 7 Hospital disinfectants are effective for cleaning blood and body fluids. They can be used on any nonporous surface in the salon.
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